Ableton Live guide

Installation status

The source contains a Python Remote Script and a Rust bridge plus a macOS development installer. No public package, supported Ableton Live version, checksum, or clean-install procedure is published.

How the integration starts

Ableton loads the Prest Control Surface. Its Python script starts the prest-ableton bridge process, which serves the browser interface and exchanges transport and Live Set data with the script.

Prepare the Live Set

1. Keep the performance in one Live Set; multi-project switching is not supported by this integration.
2. Add locators at the song boundaries Prest should expose.
3. Add a track named Lyrics for timed lyric clips when needed.
4. Add a track named Chordtrack for timed chord clips when needed.
5. Put the text Prest should display in the corresponding clip names.

Expected result: the bridge receives locator sections plus timed lyric/chord entries from the prepared tracks.

Start and connect

1. Open the prepared Live Set.
2. Select Prest as a Control Surface in Ableton’s MIDI preferences using the verified release instructions.
3. Wait for the bridge-ready result and local address.
4. Open that address from a browser on the same private network.
5. Confirm the runtime-connected state.

Current limitations

• One Live Set is the project scope.
• Public supported versions and operating systems are not defined.
• Public upgrade/uninstall paths are not defined.
• Exact locator naming constraints beyond their role as section boundaries require representative-project validation.

Next: Connection troubleshooting.